Welcome to Allen ...
So far, we found very little information about Allen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Allen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Allen, please Contact Us.
Allen would have been located within present day Quay County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Allen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Allen is 4,000 feet [1,219 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Allen is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Allen was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Allen and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Allen was located: 575
Communities Also Named Allen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Allen - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allen.
Communities near Allen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Allen.
- San Jon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jon
- San Jon is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jon <4>
- Grady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
- Glenrio ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenrio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrio
- Glenrio is located in Quay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenrio <4>
- Glenrio ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Bellview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
- Bellview is located in Curry County
- Broadview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Broadview is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <4>
- Boise ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Cummings Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Place
- Cummings Place is located in Quay County
- Lesbia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Allen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Allen. See our Newspapers Page for Allen.
Adding Allen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Allen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Allen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Allen post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Allen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Quay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |